The county says its contracts for the private road debris removal are currently at $10 million and climbing. Gruber says the county wants to move quickly, not only for health reasons, but financial reasons as well.

"We get a higher amount of reimbursement the faster we do this," he says.

The goal is to have all of Beaufort County cleaned up within 90 days.

Meanwhile, back at The Farm, Debruycker is staying patient, and trying to keep a positive attitude as debris piles continue to climb.

"We’re getting there, slowly but surely," she says.

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IN BEAUFORT COUNTY,
DEBRIS CONTINUES TO PILE UP ON
PRIVATE ROADS. FEMA HAS
AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE COUNTY
FOR THAT DEBRIS REMOVAL.
BUT NOW HOMEOWNERS ARE
WONDERING WHEN HELP WILL
ARRIVE? WJCL'S AMANDA
FOSTER IS IN BLUFFTON'S "THE
FARM" COMMUNITY WITH THE
LATEST.
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LL: SOME NEIGHBORHOODS IN
BEAUFORT COUNTY ARE STILL
LOOKING LIKE THIS, WITH THESE
GIANT PILES OF DEBRIS ON THE
SIDE OF THE ROAD.NOW,
NEIGHBORS SAY APART FROM BEING
AN EYE SORE, IT'S STARTING TO
BE A SAFETY CONCERN AND
THEY'RE JUST WONDERING WHEN
IT'S GOING TO BE GONE.MONICA
DEBRUYCKER COMES OUT OF HER
HOME, TO SEE THIS."IT'S NASTY.
IT REALLY IS."PILES AND PILES
OF SHEET ROCK, WASHING
MACHINES, FURNITURE.SHE SAYS
SHE'S WORRIED ABOUT IT STAYING
THERE MUCH LONGER."I'M SURE
THERE'S MOLD IN HERE."FOR MANY
ON PRIVATE ROADS IN BEAUFORT
COUNTY - IT'S LOOKED LIKE THIS
FOR WEEKS.BUT THE COUNTY SAYS,
NOW THAT FEMA HAS AGREED TO
FOOT THE BILL, HELP áIS ON THE
WAY."IT IS A HUGE UNDERTAKING.
WE'RE TALKING UPWARDS OF A
MILLION CUBIC YARDS OF DEBRIS
THAT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE
DISPOSED OF."A HUGE
UNDERTAKING NOT ONLY FOR
CLEANUP CREWS, BUT OTHER
COUNTY EMPLOYEES."THE
INFORMATION THAT WE HAVE TO
SEND BACK TO FEMA FOR
REIMBURSEMENT IS VERY
METICULOUS ON WHERE THAT
PROPERTY CAME FROM, WHERE IT
WAS PICKED UP, AND HOW IT WAS
DISPOSED OF."NOW THAT THERE IS
FEMA FUNDING AVAILABLE FOR
PRIVATE ROADS, THE COUNTY IS
WAITING FOR THOSE INDIVIDUAL
NEIGHBORHOODS TO SUBMIT áTHEIR
PAPERWORK.GRUBER SAYS THE ONES
WHO DO áTHAT FIRST, WILL BE
FIRST IN LINE."I WOULD SAY IN
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS TO
NEXT WEEK, THOSE COMMUNITIES
THAT HAVE BEEN APPROVED WILL
START SEEING THOSE CREWS IN
THERE STARTING TO PICK UP
DEBRIS."HE SAYS - THE COUNTY
WANTS TO MOVE QUICKLY, NOT
ONLY FOR HEALTH REASONS, BUT
FINANCIAL REASONS AS WELL."WE
GET A HIGHER AMOUNT OF
REIMBURSEMENT THE FASTER WE DO
THIS."THE GOAL IS TO HAVE IT
ALL CLEANED UP WITHIN 90 DAYS.
MEANWHILE, DEBRUYCKER IS
STAYING PATIENT, AND TRYING TO
KEEP A POSITIVE ATTITUDE AS
THE DEBRIS PILES CONTINUE TO
CLIMB."WE'RE GETTING THERE,
SLOWLY BUT SURELY."REPORTING
FROM BEAUFORT COUNTY AMANDA
FOSTER WJCL 22 NEWS.
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THE COUNTY SAYS ITS
CONTRACTS FOR THAT REMOVAL ARE
AT 10 MILLION DOLLARS AND
GROWING. FOR A LIST OF THE
NEIGHBORHOODS THAT HAVE BEEN
APPROVED SO FAR, YOU CAN VISIT
OUR WEBSITE WJCL DOT COM.